Gordon MacDonald is a curator, writer and artist based in Brighton, UK. He is currently guest curator of Krakow Photomonth 2017, devising the exhibition and public programmes for this edition of the festival. He was, until October 2016, the founder and Director of GOST Books, London. Previously he was a founder of the Brighton Photo Fringe and Chair of the Board from 2003 until 2011. In 2003 he also co-founded Photoworks magazine and was it’s Editor from 2003 until 2011. Whilst at Photoworks, MacDonald edited the monographic publication, Joachim Schmid: Photoworks 1982–2007, amongst many others. MacDonald is also one half of the creative partnership MacDonaldStrand with the artist Clare Strand.